Planting for Clean Water Communities

Throughout 2018 and 2019, the Nassau County Soil and Water Conservation District worked on three raingardens, utilizing grant funding through the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and Long Island Sound Study's Long Island Sound Futures Fund. These raingardens are protecting the Long Island Sound from pollution carried by stormwater runoff. The location of each raingarden was carefully chosen and built where it would collect the most stormwater runoff. Two of the raingardens can be found at West Harbor Beach in Bayville, NY, and the other can be found at the Bayville Community Center.

The next portion of this project includes shoreline restoration plantings, and the installation of permeable pavers. These two projects will help to further improve water quality in the Long Island Sound by reducing the pollutants carried by stormwater runoff.